Bernard L. Schwartz

Thirteen/WNET Educational Broadcasting Corporation

New York City

Bernard L. Schwartz serves as a Trustee for Thirteen/WNET, a flagship station of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the most watched public television station in the United States

Bernard Schwartz supports WIDE ANGLE and EXPOSÉ: America's Investigative Reports, two of the public affairs series at Thirteen/WNET New York. WIDE ANGLE is PBS's Emmy-winning weekly series of in-depth documentaries from around the world. The only series of its kind on television, WIDE ANGLE focuses on the human stories behind crucial global trends, offering Americans urgently needed insight into today's interconnected world. EXPOSÉ: America's Investigative Reports is an award-winning PBS documentary series that gives a prime-time spotlight to some of the most important investigative journalism in America. Each program shines a light on such civic-minded reporting in an effort to promote its democratic role as a check on government, corporate, and other kinds of power. By featuring the best of investigative journalism, EXPOSÉ provides the public with a mechanism to scrutinize the institutions that hold the public trust. And the series arms people with information about their "tax dollars at work," their elected representatives' actions, and the activities of business and public agencies - ultimately broadening the reach of stories the public has a right to know. Bernard Schwartz's commitment to these series makes it possible for audiences across the United States to have a better understanding of important issues.

In addition, as part of the Clinton Global Initiative, Bernard Schwartz provided funding to produce a ninety minute documentary film, entitled Back to School, which was broadcast nationally on September 5, 2006 through PBS. Part of PBS's Wide Angle series, the documentary and its associated activities examined the inequities of global education and raised change-effecting awareness of the crucial social and economic benefits of educating children - especially girls - worldwide.

Wide Angle Briefing Site on Back to School

For more information, visit the Thirteen/WNET web site.

July 2006 — PBS Press Release

From Africa To Afghanistan, India To Eastern Europe, Wide Angle Puts A Human Face On The Global Crisis In Access To Education In Back To School, Premiering September 5, 2006 On PBS

2005

Clinton Global Initiative Commitment Announcement: Back to School Longitudinal Global-Education Documentary Project from the Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation.